The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-09
10 Hon cHfu Jrsrrca WAITE
No l15 street. n. W.
lnpo4Ant paper.
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The box had on it five two cent stamps
and special delivery stamp The number
of the delivery was No 1852, and the box
was po,smarked washiu stoD, d. C., Nov. s.
40 p "
The box contained a glass tube in the
shape OF >iphon. about eight inches long
and bent about three inches from the end.
The tube IS three-eigsiti Of an hirh in diam
efer and the hole about the size of an orslina-
ry percussion gun cap About an inch and a
half from the longer end is a percussion rap
ON the top of the zap is giant powder extern
ding for one and quarter inches on top of
which is another cap. 10 this cap is attach
ed a small wire and to that is attached a sec
ond wire. This second wire was attached 10
the top Of the box The remainder OF the
tube contains dark colorel liquid Around
the shorter end of the tube il a wrapping Of
white paper. held in position by mucilage,
the contents Of which is yet unknown
rRovIpGSrIAL ACCIDENT.
When Chief Justice Waite received the
box he Immediately opened it. BY provi-
DENTAL dispensation the wire which was fls-
tened to the top of the box had become de
taehed. and the lid was removed without
pressing upon the cap. 1t is supposed that
in stamping. which occasions jar, the wire
had become detached, thus saving the life of
the Chief Justice
The police were shortly afterwards notified
of the receipt of the alleged Internal machine
and it is now at police headquarters ia this
city. They claim to have some knowledge
of the mailing of the box, and say that
man was seen about 5 P. NJ, addressing the
box 10 the Chief Justice, in the city postof
flee. They have no description of the man.
further information. The mailing of the
machine is attributed 10 a sympathizer with
the condemned Anarchists
THAT INTERNAL MACHINE HOAX.
WARRINGTON, November 5.-F9r some time
Henry W. Brainard, the nephew of Chief
Justice Waite has been lying dangerously i'll
at the chief justices residence. His conli-
ton was precsirious night befor, lasi. when
the = Internal machine was sent to the chief
justice by young Hopkins, and the furry it
caused and the army of newspaper men il
attracted to the house kept the family astr
nearly all night. There was constant noise
about the place and yesterday the patient
was much worse. This morning Brainard
died. The family is of the decided opinion
that the d" internal machine hoax hastened
his death.
DELEGATIONS FROM ALL LARGE CITIES BOUND
FOR CHICAGO.
CINCINNATI, November 5.-An afternoon
paper says that during the last few ilys there
has been a great deal of mystero..s whis-
perings and stealthy movements in Anar-
ciist circles in this city. The proprietoFs OF
a number of large rolling mills have obser-
we'd it and were uneasy for fear another
strike was imminent A number OF promi-
nent workingmen have been interviewed in
regard to the matter and il WAS ascertained
that while the affair had nothing 10 DO with
yet they ali admitted there was an ugsy ~ =
stratum movement ON foot, the aim o.. Wisi, h
they did not see through. /, has been dis
covered, however, that there were certain
employees in most all the rolling mills. men
of well-known desperate courage, and all
Anarchists, who applied for ten days leave
of absence When the already suspicious
proprietors persisted in learning why they
wanted leave of absence it leaked out that
the Anarchists of Cincinnati, Louisville, ST
Louis and all of the other large cities in the
country have been requested 10 send num-
Der of chosen men to Chicago To be there
next Thursday. Over fifty left Cincinnati
Friday evening. They We're joined by about
the same number from Louisville What
few men there are who know anything of
the movement are very much agitated aud
declare that there will he mur,lerons effort
made 10 prevent the hanging of the seven
Anarchists in Chicago next Friday.